Lecture series as of spring 2014 / NL-VL RESET 2014

In the spring of 2014 the University of Antwerp faculty Design Sciences and the Flemish Architecture Institute will once again be joining forces. With 'NL-VL RESET 2014' we will examine how architects in the Netherlands have redefined their profession against the background of the economic crisis and the profound cultural reorientation which our Dutch neighbours have been experiencing in recent years.

Is a 'return to order' in evidence after the hype of the SuperDutch architecture of the Nineties? Can architects once again focus on their craft in the current context and do they even need to? How can new artistic themes and strategies be developed against the backdrop of the erosion or architectural policy in the Netherlands? Or does this reorientation instead provide opportunities for the architectural practice?
We are interested in seeing how this new Dutch architecture positions itself within its own context and what is the relevance of the relationship with the various architectural cultures in Flanders and in North-Western Europe.

Program:

Tuesday 11 February
Tony Fretton (Tony Fretton Architects)
Muziekstudio deSingel, Antwerpen
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Tuesday 18 February
Jan Peter Wingender (Office Winhov, Amsterdam)
auditorium deSingel, Antwerpen

Tuesday 25 February
Felix Claus (Claus en Kaan Architects, Amsterdam / Rotterdam)
auditorium City Campus University of Antwerp

Tuesday 4 March
Jo Janssen (Jo Janssen Architects, Maastricht)
auditorium City Campus University of Antwerp

Tuesday 11 March
Annette Marx (Marx & Steketee Architects, Eindhoven)
auditorium City Campus University of Antwerp

Tuesday 18 March
Helena Casanova / Jesus Hernandez (Casanova Hernandez architects, Rotterdam)
auditorium City Campus University of Antwerp

Tuesday 25 March
Mechthild Stuhlmacher (Korteknie Stuhlmacher Architects, Rotterdam)
auditorium deSingel, Antwerpen

Tuesday 29 April
Job Floris (Monadnock, Rotterdam)
auditorium deSingel, Antwerpen

Tuesday 13 May
Anne Holtrop (Studio Anne Holtrop, Amsterdam)
auditorium deSingel, Antwerpen

Tuesday 20 May
Christian Rapp (Rapp+Rapp, Amsterdam)
auditorium deSingel, Antwerpen

the lectures that take place at deSingel all start at 8 p.m., the lectures at the auditorium of City Campus University of Antwerp start at 7 p.m.